The first person that I chose to interview is a Freshman at Bloomsburg University. She is originally from Warminster PA. This is a little over 2 hours from Bloomsburg. What is your major? Communication Studies Major
This is for people who want to do public relations or human resources.
She would want to be a Public Relations person in a hospital.
Why is this your major?
She was in student council in high school and grade school.
She loves planning events.
She would be able to host big events at hospitals and do recruiting and open houses-which are all things that she really enjoys.
Why did you choose to come to Bloomsburg?
It was her favorite campus that she visited
o She especially liked the layout of the buildings and the landscaping.
It was between West Chester and Bloomsburg.
o They both had similar programs but she felt Bloomsburg was better.
o Everyone she talked to at Bloomsburg was so nice and open.
What clubs do you participate in?
She is in Catholic Campus Ministry and Busted
She is in CCM because she is catholic and wanted to meet other people with the same beliefs.
She did theater in high school which encouraged her to try out for busted. It was a completely impulsive decision to try out but she ended up making it!
What sports do you play?
She did volleyball 5 or 6 years at the intramural level
o She would like to do intramural level at Bloomsburg because she can meet people and just pick it up. It would also be less of a commitment.
What is your class schedule like? She has 1 Class Monday and Wednesday, 3 Tuesday, and 4 Thursday
Two classes are social work and geology. She needs to put a lot of work into them.
Her other classes included math and comp 1.
She gets stressed really easy over things and sometimes may break down and cry. Do you enjoy the party scene?
Right now she likes sitting in and watches movies and not into going out. The drinking party scene makes her nervous because she is new. She feels as though she doesn’t need to drink to have fun.
What do you eat every day?
Every day she eats breakfast, lunch and dinner
Breakfast- poptart or nature valley bar
Lunch- always have an apple and or a banana, healthier meals – Home section at the commons, Panini’s
Dinner- Home section at the commons, mashed potatoes, water or lemonade, 2 vegetables
She snacks at night. This will either be kettle corn, ritz crackers, tootsie pops, or werthers caramel candies.
She can eat any time of day whether hungry or not, but doesn’t feel the need to snack all day
Why do you choose to eat healthy?
As a child she was super over weight because her mom was busy and would tell her to go get a snack. She just literally was responsible for feeding herself and so she made bad choices. In 4th grade she was 130 pounds and maintained it for 4 years. She then began to play Dance Dance Revolution everyday all day. When 5th grade came she had a growth spurt and grew 3 and a half inches. Eventually her weight evened out. She learned in high school how to eat right and work out right. In elementary she got put on a fat list. This has affected her life today. Her boyfriend was an overweight child too and they refer to themselves as CHF (childhood fatty). She even wrote about all this as her college entrance essay. Today she is confident but it was hard as a child.
Do you have a boyfriend?
She has been with her boyfriend for 4 months but they have been friends for 2 years. He goes to Lasalle University, but they make the distance work.
How often do you talk to your family?
She talks to her family all the time. They are really close family. She calls home about every other day, but texts instead when she can’t call. Her siblings have a thread on facebook to keep in touch.
Do you stay in touch with your friends from home?
Her two best friends stay in touch really well. The other friends are off and on contact.
What do you wear every day?
She usually wears a t-shirt and shorts, and sneakers. She prefers comfy clothes but will dress up to go out or to church.
I found my this interview to be very interesting because she is very different from me. I think that this proves how diverse college students can be. She has plenty of activities that she is involved in, including sports, and dedicates a lot of her time to school. I think that this information also proves that not all college students are into the party scene. That is defiantly a stereotype because this girl realizes she can have fun without alcohol and she also has interests outside of just partying. I also think that this disproves some of the findings in the international chapter of My Freshman Year because this girl is very involved with her family and friends. I think that I can definitely use the information about how she eats for my final project because in a way it proves that people eat certain ways for certain reasons. She is fairly healthy and doesn’t want to go back to how she was as a child. My project will be to prove that students eat certain ways because of how they feel about themselves, and to analyze what people eat so I could use this information for sure. The most interesting point I found was although she was an overweight child, she is very tall and lean now. You never really know what a person was like or like until you ask them or uncover details.
The second person I interviewed is also a freshman at Bloomsburg University.
What is your major?
She is a nursing major, in hopes of being a nurse for the army.
Why did you choose this major?
She always knew that she wanted to help people and thought it would be nice to help people that help us to stay safe. They also pay for school since she is in ROTC, so that is a plus.
Why did you choose to go to Bloomsburg?
Bloomsburg’s nursing program has a really good reputation.
What clubs do you participate in?
She is in ROTC, a Red Cross club.
What sports do or did you play?
She enjoys track, volleyball, and basketball.
What is your schedule like?
She has already started a lot of harder classes. They are mostly science classes since she is a nursing major, but she also has one language class.
Do you get stressed easily from school work?
She may get stressed at first but it doesn't last too long. She said, “You can only do what you can do ya know?”
Do you enjoy the party scene?
No, she enjoys just staying in and chilling. She is also allergic to alcohol so the party scene sometimes becomes a problem when people start asking questions.
How often do you talk to your family?
She talks to them everyday pretty much. She might miss a day but usually not.
How well do you stay in touch with friends from home?
She will text them and maybe call when she gets time but she doesn’t obsess on constantly keeping in touch.
What do you wear every day?
She usually wears yoga pants and sweatshirt and sometimes her full ACU’s for ROTC.
What do you eat every day?
She eats breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day.
Breakfast- she eats some kind of fruit, oatmeal, and a bagel with peanut butter.
Lunch- she either eats soup, salad, or some kind of meat like chicken.
Dinner- she usually eats pasta, chicken, and a salad
Why do you eat so healthy?
She is allergic to junk food like soy. If it doesn’t have soy it probably has food coloring or tree nuts which she is allergic to also. She is also allergic to shell fish. It becomes very difficult for her to eat and so she makes most of her meals in her dorm room and does not have a meal plan.
After interviewing this girl I realized that again there are students who are very dedicated to their work at school. She gets up at 5 am most mornings to make it to ROTC and has a heavy course load. For my project it proves that people eat healthy or unhealthy for a variety of reasons. If she had the choice to eat junk food and go wild she just might, but she doesn’t even have a choice. She has to eat healthy to keep her body healthy. This also proves that every person is different. There are so many interests that people can have and so many different opinions on when they call home etc. There is a variety to every person waiting to be discovered.
What is your major? Communication Studies Major
- This is for people who want to do public relations or human resources.
- She would want to be a Public Relations person in a hospital.
Why is this your major?- She was in student council in high school and grade school.
- She loves planning events.
- She would be able to host big events at hospitals and do recruiting and open houses-which are all things that she really enjoys.
Why did you choose to come to Bloomsburg?- It was her favorite campus that she visited
- o She especially liked the layout of the buildings and the landscaping.
- It was between West Chester and Bloomsburg.
- o They both had similar programs but she felt Bloomsburg was better.
- o Everyone she talked to at Bloomsburg was so nice and open.
What clubs do you participate in?- She is in Catholic Campus Ministry and Busted
- She is in CCM because she is catholic and wanted to meet other people with the same beliefs.
- She did theater in high school which encouraged her to try out for busted. It was a completely impulsive decision to try out but she ended up making it!
What sports do you play?- She did volleyball 5 or 6 years at the intramural level
- o She would like to do intramural level at Bloomsburg because she can meet people and just pick it up. It would also be less of a commitment.
What is your class schedule like?She has 1 Class Monday and Wednesday, 3 Tuesday, and 4 Thursday
- Two classes are social work and geology. She needs to put a lot of work into them.
- Her other classes included math and comp 1.
She gets stressed really easy over things and sometimes may break down and cry.Do you enjoy the party scene?
- Right now she likes sitting in and watches movies and not into going out. The drinking party scene makes her nervous because she is new. She feels as though she doesn’t need to drink to have fun.
What do you eat every day?- Every day she eats breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Breakfast- poptart or nature valley bar
- Lunch- always have an apple and or a banana, healthier meals – Home section at the commons, Panini’s
- Dinner- Home section at the commons, mashed potatoes, water or lemonade, 2 vegetables
- She snacks at night. This will either be kettle corn, ritz crackers, tootsie pops, or werthers caramel candies.
- She can eat any time of day whether hungry or not, but doesn’t feel the need to snack all day
Why do you choose to eat healthy?- As a child she was super over weight because her mom was busy and would tell her to go get a snack. She just literally was responsible for feeding herself and so she made bad choices. In 4th grade she was 130 pounds and maintained it for 4 years. She then began to play Dance Dance Revolution everyday all day. When 5th grade came she had a growth spurt and grew 3 and a half inches. Eventually her weight evened out. She learned in high school how to eat right and work out right. In elementary she got put on a fat list. This has affected her life today. Her boyfriend was an overweight child too and they refer to themselves as CHF (childhood fatty). She even wrote about all this as her college entrance essay. Today she is confident but it was hard as a child.
Do you have a boyfriend?- She has been with her boyfriend for 4 months but they have been friends for 2 years. He goes to Lasalle University, but they make the distance work.
How often do you talk to your family?- She talks to her family all the time. They are really close family. She calls home about every other day, but texts instead when she can’t call. Her siblings have a thread on facebook to keep in touch.
Do you stay in touch with your friends from home?- Her two best friends stay in touch really well. The other friends are off and on contact.
What do you wear every day?I found my this interview to be very interesting because she is very different from me. I think that this proves how diverse college students can be. She has plenty of activities that she is involved in, including sports, and dedicates a lot of her time to school. I think that this information also proves that not all college students are into the party scene. That is defiantly a stereotype because this girl realizes she can have fun without alcohol and she also has interests outside of just partying. I also think that this disproves some of the findings in the international chapter of My Freshman Year because this girl is very involved with her family and friends. I think that I can definitely use the information about how she eats for my final project because in a way it proves that people eat certain ways for certain reasons. She is fairly healthy and doesn’t want to go back to how she was as a child. My project will be to prove that students eat certain ways because of how they feel about themselves, and to analyze what people eat so I could use this information for sure. The most interesting point I found was although she was an overweight child, she is very tall and lean now. You never really know what a person was like or like until you ask them or uncover details.
The second person I interviewed is also a freshman at Bloomsburg University.
What is your major?
Why did you choose this major?
Why did you choose to go to Bloomsburg?
What clubs do you participate in?
What sports do or did you play?
What is your schedule like?
Do you get stressed easily from school work?
Do you enjoy the party scene?
How often do you talk to your family?
How well do you stay in touch with friends from home?
What do you wear every day?
What do you eat every day?
Why do you eat so healthy?
After interviewing this girl I realized that again there are students who are very dedicated to their work at school. She gets up at 5 am most mornings to make it to ROTC and has a heavy course load. For my project it proves that people eat healthy or unhealthy for a variety of reasons. If she had the choice to eat junk food and go wild she just might, but she doesn’t even have a choice. She has to eat healthy to keep her body healthy. This also proves that every person is different. There are so many interests that people can have and so many different opinions on when they call home etc. There is a variety to every person waiting to be discovered.